Influences of Strain on the Plastic Deformation Mechanism of Zirconium Alloy subjected to dynamic loading

Abstract:

The influence of strain on the plastic deformation mechanism of zirconium alloy subjected to dynamic loadings was investigated by means of the experimental design in this paper. The strain parameter of zirconium alloy subjected to dynamic loading was only separated by the strain stopping rings and the the controled strain rate, and four strain levels including 0.11, 0.21, 0.30 and 0.33 were obtained at a strain rate of 2300 s_-1. The results show that the deformed bands and transformed bands were considered as the dominant plastic deformaton mechanism of zirconium alloy under different strain stages. The deformed bands were mainly composed of the severe deformed grains, and the transformed bands mainly composed of the ultrafine and equiaxed grains with the mean diameter of about 100~300 nm were confirmed. Based on microstructural characterization of zirconium alloy under high strain rate and different strains, the plastic deformation process of zirconium alloy subjected to different strain parameters was speculated.

Key words:zirconium alloy; strain; adiabatic shear bands; FIB/TEM